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Thermopylae, Battle of(encyclopedia)

Thermopylae (iou)



Thermopylae noun. E20.
[A narrow pass on the north-east coast of Greece between Thessaly and Locris, scene of a battle in 480 BC in which a small Greek force temporarily withstood a Persian invasion.]
Heroic resistance against strong opposition; an instance of this.